Objectivity

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Objectivity or objective can mean:

• Objectivity (philosophy), encompassing distinguishing references in the field of epistemology regarding the ontological status of a possible objective reality, and the state of being objective in regard to references towards whatever is considered as objective reality.
• Objectivity (journalism), encompassing reporting with a neutral point of view (NPOV), reporting without bias, and emphasis on eyewitness accounts and verifiable facts.
• Objectivity (science) the result of the observance of the scientific method by the scientific community.
• Historical objectivity see Historical method, Historiography.
• Probability or Statistics for descriptive inference methods of various disciplines.
• New Objectivity - an art movement which arose in Germany during the 1920s.

And also:

• Objective lens, an optical element in a camera or microscope.
• Objective test.
• Project objective, an expected business benefit in the context of project management.
• Design objective, a desired performance characteristic for communications circuits.
• Objective (grammar), a pronoun which functions as the target of a verb.
• Objective case, the direct or indirect object of verb or object of preposition.
• Objective-C, a programming language.
• Objectives in strategic planning

[edit] See also

• Objectivism (disambiguation) various movements and philosophical stances
• Object (disambiguation)
• Accuracy and precision
• Subjectivity, the converse of objectivity.
• Objective approach taking into consideration the relevant evidence pertaining to a problem.